Category: Area News
Archived: Minnesota’s Flags To Be Flown At Half-Staff In Honor of Deputy Sandberg
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Gov. Mark Dayton has ordered all U.S. and Minnesota state flags be flown at half-staff to honor a sheriff’s deputy killed in the line of […]
Archived: Thousands Gather for Sheriff’s Deputy Steven Sandberg’s Funeral
AITKEN, Minn. (AP) – More than 3,000 people, including 2,000 law officers, gathered in Aitken to pay tribute to a sheriff’s deputy who was killed in the line of duty. […]
Archived: Sauk Centre Man Arrested After Driving At 111 MPH While Allegedly Drunk
A 30-year-old Sauk Centre man was arrested on charges of felony DWI and excessive speeding early morning Thursday. Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner says at 12:20 a.m. a deputy was […]
Archived: Section Of Lincoln Avenue In St. Cloud Closed Through Wednesday
St. Cloud drivers should know about a road closure along Lincoln Avenue Southeast. The City Engineer’s Office says southbound lanes will be reduced to one lane near East St. Germain […]
Archived: Police Find Bodies Of Missing Little Falls Men In River
LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (AP) – Authorities are investigating the deaths of two central Minnesota men whose bodies were found in the Mississippi River. Police say 34-year-old William Lee Blake and […]
Archived: UPDATE: Suspect Wasn’t Under Arrest At Time of Shooting Incident At St. Cloud Hospital
AITKIN, Minn. (AP) – Authorities say a man charged with kidnapping and terrorizing his wife was not under arrest when he grabbed a deputy’s gun and fatally shot him at […]
Archived: LEAF Announces Fall 2015 Grants For District 742 Schools
The District 742 Local Education & Activities Foundation received more than $24,600 during its fall activities funds granting cycle. LEAF gives additional funding to various school programs each year. Teachers, coaches […]
Archived: The Central Minnesota Art Board Grants Award To Waite Park Public Library
The Waite Park Public Library received a grant to help fund a project in which poems will be written on the walls of the reading garden. The Central Minnesota Art Board […]
Archived: Back To The Future Day Celebration
Great Scott! It’s Back to the Future Day! October, 21 2015 at 4:29 p.m. is the date and time Marty McFly traveled to the future. Assistant News Director Christine Gaetke […]
Archived: Procession, Vigil Held For Slain Aitkin County Deputy
TOWN OF AITKIN, Minn. (AP) – The body of a slain Aitkin County sheriff’s deputy was returned to his hometown where residents gathered for a procession and candlelight vigil. Sixty-year-old […]
